You don't have to watch a movie to discover fantastic beasts! They have walked this land already! Dr Stephan Lautenschlager introduces us to our very own fantastic beasts - from the huge to the tiny. Now discover more about the work of palaeobiologist Dr Lautenschlager and his colleague lecturer in micropalaeontology Dr Kirsty Edgar - and how films like Jurassic Park and Fantastic Beasts really do inspire scientists! www.birmingham.ac.uk/fantasticresearch

Why are these movies such a phenomenon? And why do we all enjoy being part of this magical world? We've have put these questions to Dr James Walters. Reader in Film and Television Studies. Dr Walters is joined by his colleague Dr Catherine Lester as they discuss whether this movie franchise can sustain itself and how can we use them to understand the fantasy cinema more generally?www.birmingham.ac.uk/fantasticresearch